The Simsbury Fire District was formed at a special meeting held on June 5, 1944 in order to finance the equipment and training needed by the newly formed Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company. The Fire District is a separate body of government within the Town of Simsbury with the sole purpose of financing the fire protection system through the levying and collection of taxes. The District has an Executive Committee and three fire commissioners. The Executive Committee is elected annually at a town meeting for two-year terms with the President and Clerk terms beginning in odd years and the Vice President and Treasurer terms beginning in even years. The Fire Commissioners are appointed by the Executive Committee for alternating three-year terms. All of these offices are volunteer positions.
The Fire District employs a team of dispatchers for 24/7/365 dispatching coverage, a fire marshal and deputy fire marshal, a full-time apparatus mechanic, and maintenance personnel who oversee District facilities and fire hydrant maintenance and repairs.
If you are searching for the budget or reports submitted at the Annual Meeting of the Fire District, the proposed agenda for the upcoming monthly Executive Committee meeting, or the most recent approved meeting minutes, follow the links on the right side of this page.
STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION DUE TO COVID-19
DISTRICT OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Gary Wilcox
VICE PRESIDENT
Dan Coppinger
TREASURER
Peter Pabich
CLERK
John Solury
DISTRICT APPOINTEES
COLLECTOR
Colleen O'Connor
COMMISSIONER
Geoffrey Giddings
COMMISSIONER
John Smith
COMMISSIONER
Tim Zeilman
FIRE CHIEF
Jim Baldis
DISTRICT EMPLOYEES
Fire Marshal
Kevin Kowalski
Deputy Fire Marshal
Patrick Tourville
Facilites Manager
Jim Baldis
Apparatus Technician
Dan Flanagan
Dispatcher / Admin
Kim Quimette
Dispatcher
Lorraine Morrelli
Dispatcher
Sarrena Lombard
SIMSBURY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Emergency Management Director
Kevin Kowalski
Assist. Emergency Management Director
Mike Berry
